Recaps

Apophis entered Fish-Man Island illegally after terrifying a giant Sea King and the border guards. Hody Jones learned that Apophis had killed a Celestial Dragon and ordered Dos and Zeo to lure him to Gyoncorde Plaza, while Neptune and Jinbe identified the intruder as the Crimson Swordsman.

• A giant Sea King fled from Apophis after he emerged from its mouth, and Apophis crossed Fish-Man Island’s shield.
• Apophis used his Fear Domain to frighten a guard and entered the island without permission.
• Hody Jones beat Locke for praising humans, then learned that Apophis had killed a Celestial Dragon.
• Hody ordered Dos and Zeo to watch Apophis and lure him to Gyoncorde Plaza the next day.
• Neptune asked Jinbe about the masked intruder, and Jinbe concluded that Apophis was the legendary Crimson Swordsman.

Jinbe warned Neptune that Apophis was powerful enough to threaten Fish-Man Island, then volunteered to learn his purpose. Apophis caught two Fish-Man District rebels who had been following him and forced them to guide him to the Mermaid Cafe.

• Jinbe told Neptune that Apophis had fought Longinus and Shanks to a draw, and cautioned that seeking Marine reinforcements could provoke him.
• Jinbe offered to approach Apophis himself, and Neptune reluctantly agreed.
• Zeo and Dos plotted to use Apophis against the royal family and followed him through Fish-Man Island.
• Apophis appeared behind Zeo and Dos, frightened them with his Ring of Fear, and ordered them to guide him to the Mermaid Cafe.
• Zeo and Dos secretly communicated by writing on each other's bodies, while nearby Fish-Men mistook their behavior for a romance.
• Apophis threatened to leave them behind unless they got up, and the two rebels agreed to guide him.

Apophis robbed Shyarly’s fortune-telling café on Fish-Man Island and discovered that her Crystal Ball would answer his questions. The chapter ended with the Crystal Ball revealing a giant Lantern Fish whose glowing lantern pointed toward the Pure Gold.

• Zeo and Dos held hands and secretly prepared answers as they followed Apophis to Shyarly’s café.
• Apophis ignored the merfolk guard and entered the café, where the human pirates mocked his mask and Shyarly.
• Apophis announced that he had come to rob the café, then killed Hoop Gilson when the pirate attacked him.
• Apophis confronted Shyarly and said he would knock her out and take her if her fortune-telling power belonged to her.
• Shyarly explained that the Crystal Ball had the ability, and Apophis asked it to show him the Pure Gold.
• The Crystal Ball revealed an enormous Lantern Fish with a brightly glowing golden lantern.

Apophis took Shyarly’s crystal ball and left the Mermaid Cafe, while Jinbe learned that Arlong had been killed after enslaving humans in the East Blue. Apophis killed Dos and Zeo after they revealed Hody Jones’s involvement in a plan, prompting Jinbe to head for Fish-Man District to prevent a disaster.

• Apophis took Shyarly’s crystal ball, and Shyarly reassured Jinbe that she had given it to him willingly.
• Jinbe told Shyarly that Arlong had been killed by Marines after establishing an empire in the East Blue and enslaving humans.
• Apophis recognized Dos and Zeo as Hody Jones’s subordinates, then killed them both with a tap of his finger.
• Jinbe identified the dead Fish-Men and concluded that Apophis was the only person on the island capable of killing them so quickly.
• Jinbe decided to go to Fish-Man District to stop its residents from provoking Apophis and endangering Fish-Man Island.

Hody Jones accelerated his secret plan after learning Jinbe had discovered the deaths of Zeo and Dos, while Ikaros lured Otohime and Shirahoshi to Gyoncorde Plaza. Hody began the operation by beating a Celestial Dragon in a sack, leaving him badly hurt.

• Hammond told Hody Jones and Ikaros that Zeo and Dos had died near the Mermaid Cafe and that Jinbe had been seen leaving the area.
• Hody Jones decided to start the operation early, ordering Ikaros to lure Otohime to Gyoncorde Plaza and Hammond to blend disguised Fish-Man into the crowd.
• Apophis waited near the plaza because he could not identify Shirahoshi using Observation Haki alone.
• Ikaros persuaded Otohime to give a speech at Gyoncorde Plaza, and Otohime brought Shirahoshi along despite the guard captain's suspicions.
• Hody Jones beat a Celestial Dragon inside a sack, then learned that Ikaros's plan had succeeded.

Otohime protected a treacherous Celestial Dragon, and Shirahoshi’s cry summoned a host of Super Giant Sea Kings, revealing her connection to Poseidon. Apophis investigated the power and then raced into the deep sea after the Sea Kings, while Longinus prepared to use another identity for his plans.

• Otohime took a bullet meant for the Celestial Dragon and tried to preserve peace, but he pressed his musket to her head.
• Apophis sent a shadow into Shirahoshi, and her cry summoned more than a dozen Super Giant Sea Kings before the Celestial Dragon could shoot.
• Apophis concluded that Shirahoshi’s power came from a ripple blending mind and aura, and planned to study it through a closer connection with Dragon Palace Castle under another identity.
• Jinbe arrived with his army, and the Celestial Dragon panicked when Apophis appeared and threatened to kill him later.
• Apophis asked how long the Sea Kings had been gone, then shot through the dome to pursue them into the deep sea.

Hody Jones and the Fish-Man District thugs seized the royal palace, while Apophis hunted a Super Giant Sea King from inside its body. The Sea King's thrashing shook Fish-Man Island as Jinbe and Otohime rushed toward the palace, leaving the Celestial Dragon terrified and the island facing chaos.

• A squad captain told Jinbe and Otohime that Hody Jones and the Fish-Man District thugs had captured Neptune and the three princes.
• Otohime recognized that the Treasure Chest's power had strengthened the rebels, and Jinbe led the group toward the royal palace.
• Apophis lured a giant python Sea King into swallowing him, then stabbed one of its enormous blood vessels from inside.
• The Sea King's agony churned the ocean and shook Fish-Man Island, alarming Jinbe, Otohime, and their companions.
• Otohime explained that the disturbance came from a Super Giant Sea King, while Jinbe carried the panicked Celestial Dragon toward the palace.

Hody Jones held Neptune and his sons hostage while demanding war against humans, but Vice Admiral Longinus arrived and incapacitated Hody and his massive force. Hody then exploded from the effects of the Rage Drugs, leaving Jinbe and the others stunned.

• Jinbe and Queen Otohime found Hody Jones holding Neptune and his sons captive with tens of thousands of Fish-Men behind him.
• Hody denounced the royal family, called for war against humans, and threatened to kill Neptune unless Jinbe killed the Celestial Dragon.
• Queen Otohime tried to shoot herself to save the captives, but Jinbe knocked the firearm from her hand and challenged Hody.
• Vice Admiral Longinus arrived, and Jinbe identified him as the Marine who had defeated him two years earlier.
• Hody swallowed a plateful of Rage Drugs, but he and his followers collapsed and lost their strength when Longinus appeared.
• Hody exploded from the drugs' effects while Jinbe and the others watched in bewilderment.

Longinus ended Hody Jones’s rebellion and calmed Saint Mjosgard, but the dead Sea King revealed that Apophis remained a threat to Fish-Man Island. Longinus arranged to leave for the surface, while Queen Otohime decided to accompany him and seek support for peace between humans and fish-men.

• Longinus reassured the royal family and Jinbe that he would not punish them for Saint Mjosgard’s near-death, then warned that dangers still lurked outside Fish-Man Island.
• A dead, dried-out Super Giant Sea King struck the island’s air membrane, and Longinus explained that Apophis’s Demon Blade had drained its life force.
• Longinus asked Neptune for a ship so he could leave before Apophis returned, and Neptune assigned Jinbe to escort him and the unconscious Saint Mjosgard to the surface.
• Longinus offered to establish a Marine branch on Fish-Man Island and serve as its base commander to help prevent another rebellion.
• Queen Otohime asked to travel to the surface with Longinus to share her experiences and seek support for peace, and Neptune agreed to let her go.

Longinus visited the Five Elders after bringing Queen Otohime and Jinbe to Mary Geoise, where he secured permission to establish a Marine branch on Fish-Man Island. The Five Elders also discussed hunting Apophis and hinted that Longinus could earn a promotion by the end of the year.

• Longinus, Queen Otohime, and Jinbe arrived in Mary Geoise with Saint Mjosgard, and Captain West escorted Longinus to the Five Elders.
• Longinus told the Five Elders that Apophis had appeared on Fish-Man Island and hunted a Super Giant Sea King, prompting them to order CP0 and the Marines to find and eliminate him.
• Longinus asked to establish a Marine branch on Fish-Man Island, arguing that the Revolutionary Army could exploit discontent among ordinary Fish-Men.
• Longinus told the Five Elders that Dragon had tried to take Fisher Tiger and that Whitebeard was unlikely to oppose the Marines over Fish-Man Island.
• The Five Elders approved Longinus's proposal and told him that accomplishing something before the end of the year could help secure his promotion.

After Enel escaped with Wyper, Urouge, and the Ark Maxim, he brought his new Thunder God Pirates to the Realm of Vermeil and tried to claim it from Golden Lion. Golden Lion rejected Enel’s demand and proposed taking the golden ship for his own conquest.

• Longinus learned Queen Otohime’s methods of persuasion as the Navy expanded its influence to Fish-Man Island and Otohime secured the World Nobles’ signatures.
• Gan Fall and the Skandia Chief told Longinus that Enel had escaped using lightning powers, taking Wyper, Urouge, and the Ark Maxim.
• Longinus absolved Gan Fall and the Skandia Chief of blame and reflected that the era was about to run wild.
• Enel arrived at the Realm of Vermeil with Wyper and Urouge and declared that the Thunder God Pirates would take over the islands.
• Golden Lion confronted Enel, and the two claimed each other’s island and ship.

Enel fought Golden Lion Shiki, whose swordsmanship and powers overwhelmed the Thunder God despite Shiki's old injury. Shiki defeated Enel and left the Flying Pirates fleeing the destruction.

• Enel struck Shiki with lightning, but Shiki emerged unharmed and answered with a Slash Wave that split a floating island in half.
• Shiki unleashed a storm of sword waves, forcing Enel to dodge while the Flying Pirates fled or were caught in the attack.
• Enel hit Shiki with Divine Punishment, weakening his Armament Haki, but Shiki countered with Lion's Wrath: Earth Roll.
• Enel transformed into Thor and collided with Shiki's earth attack, leaving a vast section of the island destroyed.
• Shiki revealed that he had cut off his own legs and overwhelmed Enel with sword waves and Lion's Wrath: Imperial Mausoleum Roll.
• Shiki seized control of Enel's Million Thunder and redirected it, then struck the distracted Enel with a Slash Wave and defeated him.

Enel and his companions joined Golden Lion’s crew after he promised to lead them in a plan to make the world feel pain. Enel then claimed he could restore Golden Lion to his former peak using the treasure Pure Gold.

• Golden Lion invited Enel, Wyper, and Urouge to join his crew, and Enel agreed while warning he would take over as captain if he surpassed Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion revealed his plan to unleash enlarged creatures driven into a frenzy by SIQ, then changed his strategy after Urouge questioned why he would not simply drop an island from the sky.
• Golden Lion said he planned to make the Government and Navy pay for Roger’s death and admitted Roger had been the only man he recognized as stronger than himself.
• Enel told Golden Lion that Pure Gold, the treasure he had sought, could grant eternal life and restore Golden Lion to his former peak.

Enel convinced Golden Lion Shiki to seek Pure Gold by luring the giant Lantern Fish with the Golden Ship, and Shiki declared he would reveal his return to the world. Later, Enel, Wyper, and Urouge discussed their secret mission for the Divine Envoy and revealed that Pure Gold would hinder their healing, while Golden Lion’s role was to advance the Divine Envoy and Original Sin.

• Enel told Golden Lion Shiki that Pure Gold might restore his injured body and explained that a giant Lantern Fish had swallowed the vanished island of Alchemie.
• Shiki agreed to lure the Lantern Fish with the Golden Ship, using its gold to attract the creature near the Alola Sea Area of the New World.
• Enel warned Shiki that the plan would draw attention, and Shiki welcomed the chance to announce his return to the world.
• Enel, Wyper, and Urouge met privately and said the Divine Envoy had predicted the Lantern Fish’s movements and wanted to use Shiki’s reputation to gain authority within the Navy.
• Enel and Wyper explained that Pure Gold slowed growth and healing, making it dangerous for fighters, and concluded that Shiki’s pursuit of it would serve the Divine Envoy and Original Sin.

Longinus and Issho escorted Koala toward her hometown after rescuing her from pirates, and Koala thanked Longinus for helping the slaves escape three years earlier. Sengoku then reported that a sword-slashed island had fallen from the sky, prompting Longinus to suspect the Golden Lion and prepare to search for his hidden base.

• Longinus and Issho let their soldiers fight the pirates on Caslan Island while preventing a surprise attack, then the navy defeated the crew and protected the residents.
• The mayor asked Longinus to take Koala to Foresight Island, and Longinus agreed to bring her home.
• On the warship, Issho called Longinus brave for seeking out Fisher Tiger instead of avoiding the consequences of the slave uprising.
• Koala thanked Longinus for ordering the navy not to intercept the slaves three years earlier, and Longinus urged her to leave her nightmares behind.
• Sengoku told Longinus that an island in the Bailuoda Sea Area had fallen from the sky with a cut made by supreme swordsmanship.
• Longinus suspected the Golden Lion and agreed to use his Griffin to search the sky for the pirate's base, with Issho accompanying him.

Longinus arranged for Koala to return to Foresight Island while preparing to pursue Golden Lion in the New World. In Wano Country, the masked swordsman Apophis defeated Jack and Queen and demanded to see Kaido, prompting King to recognize him as Kaido’s equal.

• Longinus asked Colonels Gels and Kalt to escort Koala to Foresight Island, then took Issho with him as he planned for the New World.
• In the Flower Capital, Jack demanded mammoth steak from a tavern owner and learned that a masked swordsman had come seeking Kaido.
• Apophis entered the Flower Capital and knocked Jack’s mammoth form into the air with a single Cutting Slash.
• Queen went to confront Apophis and was also defeated.
• King heard that Jack and Queen had fallen, identified Apophis by his Ghoul Mask and red pupils, and said he was on Kaido’s level.

Apophis offered Kaido a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph in exchange for help stopping Akainu, and Kaido agreed after demanding a fight. Their clash revealed that Apophis had a space-related ability, and Kaido was delighted to continue fighting him.

• Apophis offered Kaido a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph from Zou in exchange for help stopping Akainu.
• King questioned whether Apophis could prove the rubbing was genuine, while Apophis refused to explain his scheme.
• Kaido agreed to the deal but attacked Apophis to test whether he was worthy of making it.
• Kaido gained the advantage in their initial clash, sending Apophis flying backward.
• Apophis opened black holes in space and sent a slash through one to wound Kaido from behind.
• Kaido praised Apophis's attack and eagerly prepared to continue the fight.

Apophis used the Door-Door Fruit to battle Kaido on Onigashima, countering Kaido’s attacks with spatial gates and sword strikes. After Kaido adapted to Apophis’s movements and the two traded devastating blows, Apophis offered him half a day to decide whether to join his crew.

• Apophis used spatial gates to redirect his attacks and initially buried Kaido beneath a barrage of crimson slashes.
• Kaido transformed into his half-dragon form and counterattacked with dragon claws, his tail, and Heat Breath, but Apophis kept striking back through space.
• Kaido relied on his battle-honed instincts to anticipate Apophis’s spatial attacks and bent Nidai Kitetsu during their clash.
• Apophis redirected Kaido’s Heat Breath with two Space Gates, leaving Kaido charred but alive.
• Apophis gave Kaido half a day to accept his offer, and Kaido agreed to the deadline.

Boa Hancock and her sisters sailed to meet Apophis, whom Hancock had not seen in five years. When Hancock sensed that Apophis’s body was different, he revealed that he was using a clone and asked her to keep the secret.

• Boa Hancock eagerly prepared to meet Apophis, while Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold speculated about why he had summoned them.
• Boa Hancock rushed ahead after the sisters reached the island and embraced Apophis, then realized his body felt different despite recognizing his aura.
• Apophis explained that the body was a dead man he used as a clone because he needed two identities.
• Boa Hancock believed the clone’s feats proved Apophis was extraordinarily powerful and promised to kill anyone who learned his secret.

Apophis gathered Doflamingo and Boa Hancock and announced his plan to become the Fourth Emperor by securing power and reputation while keeping their Shichibukai positions intact. He told them to help seize Pure Gold, leaving Doflamingo and Hancock imagining what they might gain from it.

• Doflamingo traveled with the Donquixote Family to meet Apophis and discussed using Vergo and Corazon to influence Law.
• Doflamingo and his companions encountered Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates at the meeting place.
• Apophis announced that he intended to establish himself as the Fourth Emperor and said Hancock and Doflamingo would remain Shichibukai.
• Apophis asked them to help seize Pure Gold, which Doflamingo connected to the Op-Op Fruit's power and Hancock mistook for a gift from Apophis.

Apophis arranged for Doflamingo and Hancock to collect the missing Pure Gold as bait while he prepared to ensnare a larger target. In the New World, Golden Lion used a falling golden island to announce his return, leaving surviving pirates to spread the news.

• Apophis gave Doflamingo and Hancock boxes connected to his space and said he would set up teleportation gates for them, while warning them to follow his plan for the Pure Gold.
• Doflamingo proposed a covert alliance using the gates, but Hancock refused to let him set foot on Amazon Lily.
• A floating golden island descended on two pirate crews in the Alola waters, crushing many pirates and drawing the survivors into a fight over its treasure.
• Golden Lion appeared on the island with a self-abuser behind him and dismissed the pirates as useless trash.
• Golden Lion cut down pirates who attacked him and let the survivors escape to spread news of his return to the New World.

Sengoku and Tsuru discussed Golden Lion’s return and strengthened Marine vigilance as pirates gathered to join his Flying Pirates. When Carlos challenged Golden Lion, the old pirate shattered his supposed Absolute Defense and killed him, leaving the watching pirates stunned.

• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed Golden Lion’s appearance in the New World and arranged for Sakazuki, Longinus, and Issho to respond to the suspicious pirate activity.
• Golden Lion and Enel waited for a Lantern Fish to be lured by a Golden Ship while pirates gathered on the Vermeil Islands to join the Flying Pirates.
• Carlos confronted Golden Lion and announced that he intended to take his head and use the victory to become one of the Four Emperors.
• Golden Lion blocked Carlos’s Barrier-Barrier Fruit defense with a barrage of slashes and warned that the same fruit had not saved its previous user.
• Golden Lion blasted Carlos into more than a hundred pieces, terrifying the pirates who had watched the challenge.

Golden Lion gathered pirates on the Vermeil Islands and promised them Pure Gold, but Apophis arrived and defeated him with a single slash. The pirates were left stunned as they wondered whether Golden Lion had fallen behind or Apophis had become overwhelmingly powerful.

• After seeing Golden Lion's strength, many pirates considered joining him, and he invited them to feast on the Vermeil Islands.
• Golden Lion revealed that he had lowered the floating islands to search for Pure Gold and promised to share it with his followers.
• Apophis arrived at the palace, terrifying the pirates, who warned Golden Lion about his reputation and strength.
• Golden Lion ignored the warnings and attacked Apophis with Lion's Slash Valley.
• Apophis countered with Crimson · Crescent and sent Golden Lion flying with one slash.

Golden Lion’s attacks failed to overcome Apophis, while Akainu and Kaido arrived and began fighting over the Marines’ actions in Wano Country. As the two clashed, Golden Lion confronted the humiliation he had carried since his defeat and pulled the rudder from his head and his swords from his legs.

• Golden Lion unleashed a golden sword storm and earth-made lion heads, but Apophis destroyed both attacks and sent him flying.
• Akainu arrived and killed pirates caught in his magma attack before confronting Golden Lion and identifying Apophis as a greater threat to the Marines and government.
• Kaido descended onto the island and challenged Akainu over the Marines’ actions in Wano Country three months earlier.
• Kaido attacked with Thunder Bagua, and Akainu countered with Great Eruption, creating a scorching shock wave as Apophis watched.
• Golden Lion reflected on his defeat and the excuse that removing his rudder would endanger his life, then declared himself Golden Lion and pulled the rudder and his leg swords free.

The Golden Lion removed the ship's wheel embedded in his head and pushed his Haki to its limit to fight Apophis. Apophis revealed his greater strength and prepared to give the Golden Lion a “luxurious funeral,” while secretly waiting for the next scene to begin.

• The Golden Lion tore out the ship's wheel and regained his battle instincts, drawing serious attention from Apophis, Akainu, and Kaido.
• The Golden Lion and Apophis clashed with Conqueror's Haki and fought at tremendous speed, carving up the land and sea.
• The Golden Lion praised Apophis's swordsmanship, then explained that he had chosen to keep fighting despite nearing death.
• The Golden Lion's two-sword attacks wounded Apophis, but Apophis struck back with a powerful slash and showed he had been holding back.
• The Golden Lion accused Apophis of hiding his full strength, and Apophis prepared to give him a luxurious funeral while waiting for the right moment.